COVID-19 Bulletin: May 8 Friday May 08, 2020 | Admin & Tax, Business Conditions, Cargo Crime & Security, COVID-19, Labour/HR/Driver Shortage, Operations & Safety, Technology & Equipment CTA Issues Document on Guidelines to Reopening Provincial Economies; Transport Canada provides additional guidance on use of PPE for commercial vehicle drivers; TC Pilot Project to Test e-shipping Docs; Trucking industry under siege from cyber-attackers in wake of pandemic fears
CTA Issues Document on Guidelines to Reopening Provincial Economies Friday May 08, 2020 | Admin & Tax, Business Conditions, COVID-19, News Releases CTA has assembled the latest information on current plans for reopening provincial economies as the country attempts the slow process of recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic.
CTA Welcomes CEWS Extension, but Urges More Support for Trucking Friday May 08, 2020 | Admin & Tax, Business Conditions, COVID-19, Labour/HR/Driver Shortage, News Releases Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said today the emergency wage subsidy (CEWS) program is being extended past June to “help kickstart our economic reopening and boost jobs.” Additional details are expected next week.
Federal Labour Force Survey Numbers Reflect Dim Findings of CTA’s Business Conditions Report Friday May 08, 2020 | Business Conditions, COVID-19, Labour/HR/Driver Shortage, News Releases Federal data is supporting the Canadian Trucking Alliance’s recent findings that, despite being an essential service, the trucking industry is far from immune to the economic shocks brought on by the COVID-19 crisis and that federal aid is required to provide much-needed relief to trucking companies.